Talk:Teachers (2006 TV series)

Ratings
Where are the ratings coming from? According to http://www.neptunesite.com/news.htm, it got a 4.5/6 on 4/4 and a 4.0/6 on 4/11.

Not based on the British Show
The natural assumption is that the show is based on the earlier British programme, but I'm not sure this is in fact true. It's worth checking for sure. Kelvingreen 13:26, 7 May 2006 (UTC)
 * I've had doubts about that statement too, and have removed it pending a citation. ×Meegs 13:47, 7 May 2006 (UTC)
 * A few people have told me that they saw the original pilot that was pitched and it was a lot darker and more akin to the British series. Then again that might just be internet heresay, and had no real impact on the way the US version developed anyway. You can hardly compare the two, they're so different - so I agree with the removal. Metathesiophobia 11:53, 2 October 2006 (UTC)
 * No, wait a minute - isn't it mentioned during the credits that the show is based on the British version? I'm quite certain I remember seeing this. Metathesiophobia 14:59, 6 October 2006 (UTC)
 * That's correct. "Based on a Tiger Aspect Productions, Channel 4 series, 'Teachers', created by Tim Loane."  &mdash;David Levy 15:51, 6 October 2006 (UTC)

"Shot before a studio audience"
What does this actually mean? Do they make the show and then show a video of it to an audience so they can add that cheesy canned laughter which is necessary in American comedies so that ignorant people at home know when to laugh? Or do they actually film the whole episode in front of an audience? And why? Why do American shows always have such awful laughter added to them? If something's funny then I will laugh - I don't need cretins in an audience to prompt me.--Xania talk 18:39, 17 September 2009 (UTC)


 * 1. It means that the episode was recorded with an audience present in the studio. (The practice of screening a pre-recorded sitcom episode to record and insert the audience's response is uncommon, though it is employed for How I Met Your Mother.)
 * 2. The use of studio audiences is not unique to American sitcoms.
 * 3. Of the 21 half-hour live-action sitcoms ordered by the major U.S. broadcast television networks for the 2009–2010 cycle, ten contain no audience response. —David Levy 19:37, 17 September 2009 (UTC)